Top College Park, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Experienced Criminal Defense Lawyer that Fights Hard for Justice. Call Today.
Free Consultation
151 West Main Street, Suite 203, Canton, GA 30114
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30309
924 Cherokee Ave, Monroe, GA 30655
1180 Peachtree St NE, Suite 3350, Atlanta, GA 30309
291 Jarvis St, Canton, GA 30114
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, Decatur, GA 30030
2719 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2420, Atlanta, GA 30303
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
College Park Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in College Park
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in College Park and checks their standing with Georgia bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Georgia state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine